Description
Associate Section Chief, Acute Services
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Columbus, OH
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health seek a dynamic and collaborative physician leader to serve as Associate Section Chief, Acute Services. This is a key leadership role within one of the nation’s premier pediatric health systems, offering the opportunity to shape and advance high-acuity behavioral health care for children and adolescents.
The Opportunity
The Associate Section Chief partners closely with the Chief of Psychiatry to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across acute behavioral health services, including the Psychiatric Crisis Department, Extended Observation Suite, Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit, and inpatient psychiatry units. This leader will play a central role in ensuring exceptional patient care, advancing clinical quality and safety, and supporting a high-performing, multidisciplinary team.
This position is ideal for a physician leader who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven academic environment and is passionate about improving access, outcomes, and experience for high-acuity pediatric behavioral health populations.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a national leader in pediatric behavioral health. It is anchored by the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, the largest treatment and research facility of its kind on a pediatric medical campus in the United States, built in response to the urgent demand for more child and adolescent mental health services. The nine-story Pavilion also houses the Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research, which focuses on conducting innovative research focused on etiology, prevention and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. With a dedicated team of more than 1,300 behavioral health professionals, Nationwide Children’s delivers a full continuum of care from prevention and early intervention to outpatient therapy, crisis stabilization and inpatient psychiatric services.
If you or a colleague are interested in applying for or discussing this opportunity, please contact:
Paul Esselman
Vice President
Physician and Executive Search
paul.esselman@nationwidechildrens.org
Associate Section Chief, Acute Services
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Columbus, OH
Requirements
Qualifications
- MD or DO with board certification in Psychiatry required; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as an attending psychiatrist in pediatric psychiatric inpatient unit and/or psychiatric emergency service.
- Leadership experience as a Medical Director is preferred.
- Eligibility for licensure in Ohio.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in acute care psychiatry, clinical operations, or program development.
- Strong commitment to patient safety, interdisciplinary teamwork, and clinical excellence.
